Festival Sweet Rolls

Total Time: 4 hrs 17 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 17 mins

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons yeast
• 1/4 cup water, warm
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1 egg
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 3 tablespoons butter

Recipe

• 1 proof yeast in 1/4 cup warm water.
• 2 scald milk; add sugar and shortening together.
• 3 let sit 10 minutes.
• 4 add egg.
• 5 add yeast.
• 6 add flour and salt.
• 7 turn dough onto floured board; cover; let stand 10 minutes to tighten up.
• 8 knead until elastic.
• 9 place in a greased bowl, turning once to bring greased side up; cover with a damp cloth.
• 10 set to rise until double in bulk for 2 hours; punch down.
• 11 let rise until double in bulk, about 45 minutes; punch down dough.
• 12 round up on board.
• 13 cover and let rest 15 minutes.
• 14 make filling by mixing together the brown sugar, coconut and butter.
• 15 roll out 1/4 inch thick on lightly floured cloth covered board.
• 16 cut rounds with 3 " cookie cutter.
• 17 with a sharp knife cut 1 " slits on opposite sides of each circle dough about 1/2" from edge.
• 18 place about 1/2 teaspoon filling in center of each circle; pull 1 slit of dough over filling and through other slit until filling can be seen.
• 19 pinch flaps around filling to make a stand up collar.
• 20 place rolls 1 " apart on lightly greased baking sheet.
• 21 brush with water; sprinkle with sugar.
• 22 let rise until double in bulk, about 1 hour.
• 23 bake 17 minutes until golden.
• 24 in 400 degree oven.